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Charles Edward Casolani
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LOCATION: London SW2 5RR, United Kingdom
Lieutenant Colonel, British Army (retired). Amateur rider, show jumper, and trainer, 1919–56.
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Horsemanship, the art of riding, handling, and training horses. Good horsemanship requires that a rider control the animal’s direction, gait, and speed with maximum effectiveness and minimum efforts. Horsemanship evolved, of necessity, as the art of riding with maximum discernment and a minimum of…
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